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Date: 2026-08-17 03:25:06+00:00UTC

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The Japan Times: Heat waves expose insurance gap as European business losses mount

Moody's estimates that last summer's European heat waves cost €43 billion ‌in lost ‌economic output while generating only about €500 million of insured payouts.

BBC News: Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan

The rare meeting comes a week after Israel rejected Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

Lenta: Российский военный метнул автомат в дрон ВСУ и сбил его

The Japan Times: Arsenal beats Manchester City to win Community Shield

Arsenal kicks off the ⁠new Premier League campaign on Friday against Coventry City.

BBC News: UK to turn cooler with rain after exceptional heat and dry spell

After and exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains

Lenta: Названо идеальное артериальное давление

The Japan Times: Fatalities due to record Chiba rainfall rise to 10 with one person still missing

The 10th victim was a man in his 30s who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using an electric generator due to a power outage at his home.

BBC News: Five teenagers dead and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway

The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.

Lenta: Биолог назвала главные опасности распространившегося в России испанского слизня

The Japan Times: Former pitcher Tommy John, known for surgery that saved careers, dies at 83

Current Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is just one of the MLB pitchers who has undergone Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction surgery.

BBC News: Trump says US to scale back South Korea military drills after it stayed out of Iran war

Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.

Lenta: Танцовщица загорелась во время выступления и попала на видео

The Japan Times: Hiroshima’s shrinking community keeps ties alive through festivals and newsletters

For residents in the district of Ono in the highlands of Jinsekikogen, festivals and newsletters give those who have left a reason to come back, if only for a visit.

BBC News: Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026

Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv.

Lenta: Сотни мигрантов в Сеуте устроили протест и потребовали убежища

The Japan Times: At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not

For the first two decades after World War II, the head priest resisted the enshrinement of any documented war criminals. That changed after his death in 1978.

BBC News: History for Hunt and Asher-Smith in golden finish for GB

Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith make history and Georgia Hunter Bell claims a commanding 1500m gold as Great Britain maintain their bid to top the final medal table at the European Championships.

Lenta: Девушка проверила список приложений бойфренда и выставила его из дома

The Japan Times: Idol game app firm collapses as data shows bankruptcies up 7% on year

Even as share indexes reach record highs on the back of corporate profits, bankruptcies have also been on the rise amid higher material costs and labor shortages.

BBC News: Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday 'witch hunt'

Lord Simon Woolley said Arday had been "hounded" by the media and pursued relentlessly.

Lenta: Иностранные наемники ВСУ побоялись вступать в бои с российскими подразделениями

The Japan Times: Restaurant chain operator Ootoya plans to accelerate expansion overseas

The company currently operates about 140 Japanese restaurants across eight countries and regions, including Thailand, Taiwan and the United States.

BBC News: Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say

The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable people at risk.

Lenta: В ЕС удивились словам Медведева об ответе России на провокации

The Japan Times: Second Ceuta border push falls flat with security forces ready

Bogus posts had circulated on social media promoting the claim that Spain would open its border on Aug. 15, a national holiday.

BBC News: Changing pubs into homes to be made harder under new rules

The rules will come into force on Monday along with other changes to planning policy.

Lenta: Премьера Латвии обвинили во лжи после слов об антидроновых системах

The Japan Times: Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party

The president is grappling with how to rally a new generation of gig workers with little connection ‌to the ‌unions and factory floors that once formed the backbone of PT.

BBC News: 'I want my brother back' - Tupac’s brother tells BBC murder trial won’t bring justice

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur ahead of the trial for his brother and late rapper's 1996 murder.

Lenta: В ОДКБ заявили об опасности милитаризации Европы


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